Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-14
nANcDEsrEn's CONTRIBUTION.
Personal Notes and News Items from
orr Mister CifY.

their little daughter Bessie have re-
turned from Baltimore after a pleasant
| flying trip.
Rev. Mr.. Bigelow, OF Richmond, will
preach at the Presbyterian church,
this city, this morning.
Miss Hattie Owens left yesterday to
spend few weeks with friends near
| Petersburg.
Mrs Samuel E. Woodfn. her
daughter Mary. and little son Ken
meth left yesterday on the Chesapeake
and Chic l1:l0 A. NJ. train, where they
will send week with Mrs. Morris,
Ms. Woodhn's sister.
tlyin Grove Of Druids will have
iswn-pary this week in the grove at
the southeast corner OF Bainbridge and
Tenth streets. Anice pavilion has been
built, a band-siand erected, and other
preparations made.
Eev. William II. Christian, of the
Central Methodist church, has not re-
turned from Mathews county, but his
pulpit will be filed to-day as usual.
Mrs. James Lipscomb, who ha been
very i'll, is improving.
For the past few days the street
hands have been doing some much
needed work in the lower part of the
city. Seventh street has been put in q
nice, clean condition, and the draius
and cutters Of cambridge and other
streets have been cleared of grass and
other distractions to drainage.
Mr.. Charles +. Conley and bride
| In <. 4 a.
yesterday morning Uia the steamship
Roanoke from their bridal tour, which
embraced Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York.
Professor Charles S. Maurice, who
has been sick for several weeks, is i'm
proving slowly.
The old frame building 1T the corner
Of Seventh and Hull streets, recently
purchased by Mr.. Hutzler, OF Rich
mond, is being overhauled and re-
paired in and outside, and it has been
newly rooted with tin. Two nice stores
are to bo fitted up on the first floor, and
the rooms above will be occupied by
families. A good business was once
done here, but OF late years the store
ICONS have been vacant most Of the
time, and colored people have lived up
stairs.
Yesterday afternoon the little son of
Mr. Felix Jones, who lives on Seventh
street near NcDonougl, fell from an
clubhouse on which he was playing
end sustained a transverse fracture of
lis right forearm. DR.. Archer was
summoned and set tho bone, and the
little fellow will soon be all right.
Mr. Jackson Guy, of the Richmond
bar, was in the city to-day.
In the Mayors Court yesterday
morning no cases Of Importance were
triod.
Mr.. J.. Martin, who, while ut work
on Mayo's bridge Thursday was over
come by heat, has recovered and re-
turned 10 work.
j. ID. Mathews, Esq, has left on
northern pleasure tour He viii be
away fer some time and will visit Nj
agala Falls and other points Of interest
il the State Of New York.
kr. Stanley Robertson and wife have
returned from Prince George county,
where they went on visit to Mrs.
Robeltson's sister, Mrs. Bate.
Mr.. Thomas l.. WoodGn left on the
Richmond and Allegheny 3:4J p. II.
train Friday for Goochland county
to spend few days with his wife, who
is summoIing there.
Three years ago the debt Of the City
School Board was, i'll round numbers,
$4,000; at the commencement OF the
last session it was g, 300, and now it is
only S7C2.It. The board hopes to be
able TO run the schools next session for |
nine months and to cancel the debt en-
tircly.
Rev. J.. Il. ThornhilI and the dele
gates from the Bainbridge-STeet Bap- |
list church to tho Middle District Asso- |
citation, which has been III session at |
Fine-C Creek church. Powhatan county, |
have returned to the city. The associa--
ton has adjourned. Next year it will
meet at the Bainbridge-Street church.
Workmen vereongaged thepastweek |
painting the roof OF the market build |
iug. Years ago every stall III the mar
kct was occupied, there were no green !
croceries kept, and good business was
done bv the hucksters. Now, that Ill |
OF the grocers sell vegetables and many |
Of them fresh meats, only two OF the
stalls are occupied. Many people favor
the passage by the Council prohibiting |
the sale of vegetables anywhere eise
than at the market.
Work is soon to begin on the new
track to be laid Icy the Richmond and
Manchester Street Halfway Company |
from Main street down Ninth to the be-
Ginning Of the stone wall which rams up |
from tie Free bridge. With this done |
the company will have double track
fron Main street. Richmond, TO Sc
NTH and Hull, Manchester, with the |
1vccntion of about half the distance |
between the bridge and Byrd street.
The object of this is in the near future
10 nut on more cars and Iun faster
Misses Ellie and Ollie Robinson, OF
This city, who have been spending
Few DAYS with the Misses Graham, near
Granite. returned home yesterday alter
noon. They will leave again Monday
,fterno ON to spend several weeks with |
IN. family Of their grandfather, lev.
Mr.. Robinson, who lives near Peters
burg. ~ NJ,
+,;c-I; cht Works was brought over
Yesterday morning from the Tanner &
DELANEY Engine Works, where 1t was
made Had it not been for the delay
occssioned by the stack not being de-
liyered sooner the lights would have
hem burning last night, as was stated
IN tbe Dispetch few days ago they
v, were expected to be, Everything else
!. in readiness, and the system will be
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